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products. The government also forces to loan The farmers in the USA work like businessmen who
money to farmers to enable them to withhold crops are expert in farming. They maintain proper
from the market when the prices are constantly accounts of expenditure and income and make
falling. efforts to explore new markets for their produce.

v Agriculture is a system of cultivation of land to grow cereals, fruits, vegetables and to raise livestock.
v Both factors affect agriculture—physical and human. These determine what form of agriculture will be
practised in an area.
v There are two types of agricultural system—subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture.
v Subsistence agriculture can be further classified as intensive subsistence agriculture and primitive
subsistence agriculture.
v Intensive subsistence agriculture is most common in thickly populated areas, such as India.

v Commercial farming is done over a large piece of land with modern equipments.
v Different crops have different requirements for favourable growth.
v Food crop includes wheat, rice, maize, etc.
v To meet the increasing demand for food, agricultural development is required.

v An average farm in USA is very large. It is about 250 hectare in area while in India it is only 2.3 hectare.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. ____________ factors help farmers to buy seeds and fertilizers.
(a) relief (b) market (c) capital
2. In ____________ farming, cattle are reared for milk and milk products.
(a) mixed (b) state (c) dairy

3. The practice of growing of crops and rearing of animals is known as ____________ .
(a) horticulture (b) mixed farming (c) agriculture
4. The ____________ agriculture is practised in India.
(a) extensive (b) subsistence (c) commercial
5. ____________ is the largest producer of wheat.

(a) India (b) China (c) Canada
6. ____________ is the leading producer of coffee in the world.
(a) Brazil (b) China (c) India
7. ____________ is a beverage crop.
(a) rice (b) wheat (c) coffee
8. ____________ is a fibre crop.

(a) rice (b) jute (c) ragi
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